Rhinotropis cornuta var. cornuta

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Herbs or subshrubs, 1–6 (–10) dm, often spreading rhizomat­ously, forming a ground cover. Stems sprawling to erect. Leaves: petiole usually 2–5 mm; blade width often more than 1/2 length. Pedicels 2.5–7 mm. Flowers (8.5–) 9.5–14 mm; outer sepals and wings cream to greenish or pale-pink in bud, occasionally deep pink, apex of upper sepal usually acute to acuminate, rarely obtuse or rounded; wings abaxially densely short-pubescent. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–fall.
Habitat: Open to shaded rocky slopes, pine forests, chaparral.
Elevation: 100–2100 m.

Discussion

Variety cornuta is found in northern and central California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

usually acute +  and acuminate rarely obtuse or rounded +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br />) +
J. Richard Abbott +
(Kellogg) J. R. Abbott +
rounded +  and truncate or subcordate +
Polygalacornuta kellogg +
reduced +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
linear +  and ovate +
uniform +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
deciduous +  and subpersistent +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
0.59 cm5.9 mm <br />0.0059 m <br /> (1.02 cm10.2 mm <br />0.0102 m <br />) +
ovoid +  and subglobose +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.96 cm9.6 mm <br />0.0096 m <br />) +
reduced +
100–2100 m. +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
0.85 cm8.5 mm <br />0.0085 m <br /> (0.95 cm9.5 mm <br />0.0095 m <br />) +
pink +, greenish +  and cream +
in proximal leaf-axils +  and subterranean +
cleistogamous +  and chasmogamous +
0.95 cm9.5 mm <br />0.0095 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
samaroid +  and pseudomonomerous +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
isodiametric +  and slightly oblong +
Open to shaded rocky slopes, pine forests, chaparral. +
decumbent +  and sprawling +
pubescent +, glabrous +  and glaucous +
perennial +
leaf-opposed +  and terminal +
fading green +  and rose +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br /> (1.02 cm10.2 mm <br />0.0102 m <br />) +
basal +  and cauline +
not +  and winged +
leaf-opposed +, axillary +  and terminal +
ciliolate +  and glabrous +
pink +, cream +  and greenish or pale-pink +
pink +, cream +  and greenish or pale-pink +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring–fall. +
syncarpous +  and 2[-8]-carpellate +
aggregated +  and fasciculate +
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (22 cm220 mm <br />0.22 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
not thorn-tipped +
usually brownish +  and whitish +
exfoliating +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
ellipsoid +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.73 cm7.3 mm <br />0.0073 m <br />) +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br />) +
deciduous +
suborbiculate +, elliptic +  and ovate +
unequal +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (?) +
thicket +  and cover +
9 +, 8 +  and 7 +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
sprawling +  and erect +
glabrous +, pubescent +  and glaucous +
not +  and petiolate +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Rhinotropis cornuta var. cornuta +
Rhinotropis cornuta +
variety +
crested +  and lobed +
erose +  and entire +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.56 cm5.6 mm <br />0.0056 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
deciduous +
0.63 cm6.3 mm <br />0.0063 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
short-pubescent +
obovate +  and elliptic +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (1.25 cm12.5 mm <br />0.0125 m <br />) +
3.5mm;5.6mm +